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% Open Hymnal Project, 2006 Edition
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%OHSCRIP Jn 11:52, Jer 10:23-24, Jer 30:11, Zech 10:8-9, Zeph 3:14-20
%OHTOPICS {Brotherhood}, {Church on Earth (Church Militant)}, {God, Care of}, {God, Providence of [1,2]}, {Guidance}, {Invitation (Faithful's to God) [1,3]}, {Leadership}, {Opening Songs}, {Presence}
%OHCATEGORY OPENING SONGS
%OHMETRICAL 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5
%OHCOMPLEXITY 2
%OHCOMPOSER Dutch
%OHARRANGER Kremser, Eduard (1838-1914)
%OHAUTHOR unknown
%OHTRANSLATOR Baker, Theodore (1851-1934)
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X: 1
T: We Gather Together
C: Words: Anonymous circa 1597. Translated Theodore Baker, 1894.
C: Music: 'Kremser' Traditional Dutch circa 1597.  Setting: Eduard Kremser, 1877.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2006 Revision.
S: Music source: 'The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church', 1940 Hymn 315.
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[V: S1V1] [Q:1/4=100] A | A3/2 B/ A | F G A | G3/2 F/ E | F D
w: 1.~We ga- ther to- ge- ther to ask the Lord's bless- ing; 
w: 2.~Be- side us to guide us, our God with us join- ing, 
w: 3.~We all do ex- tol Thee, Thou Lea- der tri- um- phant, 
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[V: S2V1]  F, | F,3/2 G,/ F, | A, A, A, | B,3/2 B,/ C | A, F,
[V: S2V2]  D, | D,3/2 D,/ D, | D, E, F, | E,3/2 E,/ A, | D, D,
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[V: S1V1]  A | A3/2 B/ c | d3/2 e/ c | B3/2 A/ B | A2
w: He cha- stens and ha- stens His will to make known. 
w: Or- dain- ing, main- tain- ing His king- dom di- vine; 
w: And pray that Thou still our De- fen- der will be. 
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[V: S2V1]  A, | A,3/2 A,/ A, | A, ^G, A, | A,3/2 D/ D | C2
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[V: S1V1]  A | A3/2 B/ c | d A A | (A3/2 B/) G/A/ | F D
w: The wi- cked op- pres- sing now cease * from dis- tres- sing. 
w: So from the be- gin- ning the fight * we were win- ning; 
w: Let Thy con- gre- ga- tion es- cape * trib- u- la- tion; 
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[V: S2V1]  C | C3/2 B,/ A, | A, A, A, | B,2 A,/A,/ | A, F,
[V: S2V2]  A, | G,3/2 G,/ G, | F, F, F, | E,2 A,/A,/ | D, D,
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w: Sing prai- ses to His Name; * He for- gets not His own. 
w: Thou, Lord, were at our side, * all * glo- ry be Thine! 
w: Thy Name be ev- er praised! * O * Lord, make us free! 
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